I don't think K addressed it the first time OR if he addressed it he didn't do it effectively. To me it doesn't matter, as the head coach that's your job it's part of what comes with getting paid millions. As for the Jesus comment it's an obvious extreme exaggeration on my part to drive home a point. And my point is not that you guys don't criticize Roy or Dean for in game bball decisions but when it comes to character assessments such as class,sportsmanship and genuinely caring about players, let's be honest here, k is viewed as evil, fake, egomaniac, classless with no redeeming qualities at all. Roy and Dean? Sure they may have pissed some of you off with not calling a timeout or guarding the 3 but when it comes to the above referenced qualities they are beyond reproach. I speak the truth or atleast I aspire to. If I'm wrong I own up to it.
So many points to address here, but I will try. First, NO, I think the point here is we ALL know K never did address it. Had he addressed it I doubt Allen would have ever done it the second time. That is the point. Everyone agrees it is something for a coach to address, but K didn't. If he did he didn't address it very well. He sure as hell has no problem addressing perceived wrongs against him, so why not this? I think we all know the answer to that.
And my point is not that you guys don't criticize Roy or Dean for in game bball decisions but when it comes to character assessments such as class,sportsmanship and genuinely caring about players, let's be honest here, k is viewed as evil, fake, egomaniac, classless with no redeeming qualities at all. Roy and Dean? Sure they may have pissed some of you off with not calling a timeout or guarding the 3 but when it comes to the above referenced qualities they are beyond reproach. I speak the truth or atleast I aspire to. If I'm wrong I own up to it.
Well, lets see here. I think we all agree that Dean and Roy both have taken care of players who did stuff wrong (which is rare because they BOTH emphasize character from day one with players) behind the scenes and both went out of their way to not criticize players who were wrong publicly because, even though they did wrong, the coaches both knew handling in privately was best. THAT speaks to their character. Take Rashad McCants for example. Dude is a whack job. He has publicly taken swipes at UNC and Roy and yet did you see Roy come back with anything other than sympathy? No, you didn't. Why? Character and integrity. I am sorry, but K hasn't been so gracious with former players who spoke out about him and his program. He even went to great lengths to downplay what everyone knew was an obvious and blatant forearm to Hansbrough's nose by Gerald Henderthug. Remember the whole "Gerald is a victim here, too" line? How about "There is no excuse for that type of behavior in my program and I will deal with Gerald directly and personally"? Or something similar.
Then there is this year when his teams are losing. Nevermind he has a whole bench of McDonald's All Americans, he makes excuses because of ONE player being hurt. ONE guy. Really? Not once has anyone every heard Dean or Roy make such excuses when their teams were losing. K has publicly thrown players under the bus by name. And you want to say we hold Roy and Dean up higher? Well, duh! That is because the three coaches have EARNED their respective reputations.
Oh, and that dookies defend this crap isn't surprising at all. You dookies seem to relish in the "Us against the world" mentality. Saying the "hatred" is because dook wins with guys people like to hate. No, the hatred comes because of the way K runs his program to do everything he can to cheat the rules just enough to take advantage and teaches players to do things that are so obviously meant to fool people that it is pathetic. You never heard of a flop before dook perfected it. Never had the leg kick on a 3 point jumper to make it look like you were fouled until JJ perfected it. No, K has made a living trying to bend and skirt the rules while Roy and Dean have made a living playing within them. When Dean used the 4 corners to slow things down the NCAA changed the rules specifically to counter that. What did Dean do? Whine? Complain? No, he went out and played within the rules and beat teams like he was doing before.
So don't come here trying to make it sound like we are all sitting here looking at things through Carolina blue glasses. Sorry, that dog won't hunt either. K has earned every bit of scorn just as much as he has praise for his accomplishments. You can't have one without the other, but he will likely go to his grave trying to make sure no one ever remembers the bad.
Just makes me even more glad I am not and never will be a dook fan.
